Memorial/Heritage Program
- Tree and Bench Donations

Contact Information:

Sponsored by Columbia Parks and Recreation, the
Memorial/Heritage Tree and Bench Program allows
groups and individuals
to donate trees or benches to commemorate special
events, honor individuals or agencies, or as memorials to loved ones to be placed on City-owned park land. Trees and
benches
purchased through the program are planted and/or placed
in city parks, trails, golf courses, and playgrounds.
Exact placement is at the discretion of the Parks
and Recreation Department. Payment is due at the
time order is placed. These donations qualify as a charitable contribution tax
deduction. (For more information on charitable contributions
see IRS
Publication #526.)

In addition to this program, you can remember a
friend or family member through a memorial gift to
the Columbia
Trust.
Find out more...

Trees

Cost
of the tree program is $250 per tree. This
includes the tree, plaque
and continued maintenance of the tree (fertilizer,
pruning, mulching, etc.). After the tree
is
planted, the contact person will receive
a certificate and map of the planting location
for each
tree. Trees ordered from April 1 through
October 15 will be planted in the late fall.
Trees ordered October 16 through March 31
will be planted in the spring.

Benches

The cost for a recycled plastic lumber bench and plaque is $700. Payment is due
at the time the order is placed. Benches are
made of environmentally-friendly recycled
plastic
lumber
and are installed at approved sites in the order
requests are received. Installation depends on
the time of year received and the number of preceding
orders. The department usually installs the benches in the fall and late winter. Once the bench is installed, the contact
person will receive a letter
notifying
them that the bench has been
placed
and a map showing the location of the bench.

Benches can be requested to be placed at most Columbia parks, until they reach maximum capacity. Please
note that there are no longer bench locations
available
on the MKT Trail, Cosmo Park, Stephens Lake Park, Grindstone Nature
Area, or Forum Nature Area.
The Parks
and
Recreation
Department
may
limit other
locations
as needed. The following parks have a specific bench plan. Please use these links to view the bench plan and make your choice from available locations.

Printable PDF order form .In Acrobat Reader, you can type
in the blanks on the form and print.
Only users with Adobe Acrobat will be able to save
the formafter typing in the blanks.

Where does the City purchase the recycled lumber benches and plaques? The recycled-lumber benches are
the Contour model (#6CB4RPIGCR) with cedar colored recycled plastic lumber purchased from Kay Park Rec Corp, Highway 218 South, Janesville, IA 50647, 1-800-553-2476.
The plaques are 10" x 2" zinc with raised lettering. The plaques can be ordered from these Columbia vendors - Fast Signs (573-886-7446) or Signs Now (573-815-9293).